Mesquite Rifle Stock

I thought I would post a few pics of a mesquite rifle stock I have been working on. It is very hard to find a piece of mesquite that doesn’t have cracks, so when I cut slabs that are relatively clean, I set them aside for this reason. It just so happens this piece was highly figured. The rifle stock is inletted to fit a remington 700 in caliber 223. Some finish sanding and a little oil and it should be done.

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Nice stock. it’s tough carving from scratch. The inlet is a tough area to get sharp corners with carving tools. While you are doing the final sanding, rub the few pits and cracks full of dust and seal with super glue, then sand again. They will disappear right before your eyes.

very nice stock, I have a question for some of you. I hope the OP does not take this as hijacking his thread, but what do you use to do the checkering with. I have thought about doing a stock of my own and would appreciate the help. Again good job on the stock and stunning wood. Would you even think of selling a rifle blank? If so please send me a PM.

How about some photos of the duplicator? I’d love to see another one. I use one made by Dakota Arms in Sturgis, SD. Before I bought one, I made a prototype duplicator of my own to see if I wanted to carve rifle stocks. It worked enough to see that the bearings I’d need for a good one would cost about the same as buying one used…

I offered to buy the duplicater, hopefully I will have it in the next few weeks. I will then take picrures of it and post them. I hadn’t planned on checkering it, I have absolutely no experience in checkering. I might try it on a practice walnut stock before I do the mesquite.